Improvement of output beam quality in broad area lasers with off-axis feedback

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Date
2011
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1615
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Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik
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We report a method to improve the beam quality of broad area lasers by using a V-shaped external cavity formed by two off-axis feedback mirrors that allow to select a single transverse mode with the intensity modulated in the transverse direction. We find that in the case when one of the two feedback mirrors is absent a spontaneous formation of self-induced transverse population grating leading to a reduction of the lasing threshold is observed. Most favorable conditions for stabilization of single transverse supermode and creation of a high power and high brightness plane wave traveling in the extended cavity are obtained for equal re ectivities of the two external reflectors.

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Broad area semiconductor laser, off-axis feedback, supermode
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Lichtner, M., Tronciu, V., & Vladimirov, A. G. (2011). Improvement of output beam quality in broad area lasers with off-axis feedback (Vol. 1615). Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik.
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